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''The Fire Inside'' is an upcoming American
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by
Rachel Morrison Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer and director. For her work on ''Mudbound'' (2017), Morrison earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, making her the first woman ever nominated in that ...
in her feature directional debut. The film is based on ''T-Rex'', a 2015 documentary about American professional boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields training for the
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.
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stars as the lead, alongside
Judy Greer Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...
and
Brian Tyree Henry Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstan ...
. Development began in October 2016 with
Barry Jenkins Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film ''My Josephine'' (2003), he directed his first feature film ''Medicine for Melancholy'' (2008) for which he received an Indep ...
adapting the documentary for
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under the title Flint Strong. Morrison joined to direct in June 2019 with
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, Elishia Holmes, Zackary Canepari, and Drea Cooper to produce alongside Jenkins. Destiny was added in November, and
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and Greer were cast in early 2020. Filming began in
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in March 2020, but was halted two days later due to the
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. It was scheduled to resume in June 2021. However, Cube left in October and Universal put the film in turnaround. It was then picked up by
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in May 2022 with Henry and
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joining the cast and filming resuming that month. ''The Fire Inside'' is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 9, 2024, by Amazon MGM Studios through their
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label.


Plot

Claressa "T-Rex" Shields trains to box in the
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Cast

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Ryan Destiny Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...
as Claressa "T-Rex" Shields *
Judy Greer Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...
*
Brian Tyree Henry Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstan ...
as Jason Crutchfield *
Oluniké Adeliyi Oluniké Adeliyi (born January 5, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the 2010 horror film ''Saw 3D'' and starred as Leah Kerns in the television series '' Flashpoint''. Early life Adeliyi was born in Brampton, Ontario, of Jamaican-Nig ...
as Jackie Shields *
De'Adre Aziza De'Adre Danielle Aziza (; born June 14, 1977) is an American actress and singer. Early life and education Aziza was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Donna Avery, retired part-time assistant profe ...
as Mickey


Production

On October 7, 2016,
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hired
Barry Jenkins Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film ''My Josephine'' (2003), he directed his first feature film ''Medicine for Melancholy'' (2008) for which he received an Indep ...
to adapt the 2015 documentary ''T-Rex'' with the possibility to direct the film. On June 19, 2019,
Rachel Morrison Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer and director. For her work on ''Mudbound'' (2017), Morrison earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, making her the first woman ever nominated in that ...
was set to make her directorial debut on ''Flint Strong''; Jenkins would produce with
Michael De Luca Michael De Luca (born August 13, 1965) is an American film studio executive, film producer and screenwriter. The former president of production at both New Line Cinema and DreamWorks, De Luca has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best ...
and Elishia Holmes, while Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, who worked on ''T-Rex'' would serve as executive producers. On November 13, 2019,
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was cast as Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. On February 5, 2020,
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was cast as Shields' coach, Jason Crutchfield.
Judy Greer Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...
was added on May 14. However, on October 29, 2021, it was reported that Cube had left the project after refusing to get vaccinated for
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to film ''Oh Hell No'' (now titled ''Stepdude'') for
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, putting the film in turnaround.
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began at
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in
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on March 11, 2020, but on March 13, production was halted due to the
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. In an interview with ''
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'', Shields stated that production was set to resume in June 2021. However, the project entered a long delay due to being offloaded by Universal. It would be picked up by
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, and on May 25, 2022,
Brian Tyree Henry Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstan ...
joined the cast to replace Cube and
Oluniké Adeliyi Oluniké Adeliyi (born January 5, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the 2010 horror film ''Saw 3D'' and starred as Leah Kerns in the television series '' Flashpoint''. Early life Adeliyi was born in Brampton, Ontario, of Jamaican-Nig ...
joined to play Shields' mother, with filming resuming later that month. On July 6, 2022,
De'Adre Aziza De'Adre Danielle Aziza (; born June 14, 1977) is an American actress and singer. Early life and education Aziza was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Donna Avery, retired part-time assistant profe ...
joined the cast as Mickey, Crutchfield's wife.


Release

The film is scheduled for release on August 9, 2024.


See also

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Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight The women's middleweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. For the first time at an Olympic Games, the 10 men's boxing events were joined by three women's events: ...
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List of boxing films This is a list of films about boxing, featuring notable sports films where boxing plays a central role in the development of the plot. The Patent Leather Kid 1927 A self-centered boxer learns the meaning of patriotism on the battlefield durin ...


References


External links

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